例句:He renovated his house.
他翻修了房子。
The house has been renovated three years earlier.
这所房子三年前就已翻新。
9.downbeat adj.消沉的; 悲观的; 抑制的
1.It’s a setback for President Obama who hoped to deliver on a campaign promise to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell”.
deliver on〈美口〉履行, 实行
例句:They failed to deliver on their promises.
他们没有履行他们的诺言。
2.To end up receiving this kind of warrant for reasons I still don’t know has mortified and humiliated me.
end up〈非正〉(以…)结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句:How does the story end up?
这篇故事是怎么结尾的?
The boy's ball ended up on the garage roof.
这男孩的球落到了汽车库顶上。
3.It said many governments in Africa, Asia and Latin America have failed to adapt to the problems posed by rapid unregulated urbanisation.
adapt to变得习惯于…, 使适应于, 能应付…
例句:I adapted quickly to the new climate.
我很快地适应了这种新的气候。
The professor adapted his lecture to his audience.
教授使他讲的课适合于听众。
4.Many people here in Delhi are just completely fed up with the whole thing.